Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Monitoring Kids

Parents already have a way to monitor kids' phone calls and text messages, and soon they might have the means to track children wearing school uniforms.

An English manufacturer of uniforms is considering adding satellite tracking devices to its line of school clothing so that parents can locate their child's whereabouts at all times, according to an article from the Daily Telegraph in Australia. The manufacturer, Lancashire-based Trutex, believes there is a demand for such clothing. In a recent survey of its own, the company found that 59 percent of 800 parents surveyed were interested in buying uniforms with embedded Global Positioning Systems.

Still, it seems unlikely that a teenager would willingly wear a GPS-laced outfit. According to the article, only half of kids 12 and under (who were surveyed) said that they wouldn't mind wearing the clothes.

1 comment:

GregH said...

Today's kids don't hesitate to take full advantage of the internet. However, they're still kids, and parents must limit the amount of time thei r children spend on the Internet as well as time spent on television, videos/DVDs, and video games.
For example, I use internet filtering software Ez Internet Timer to take control over Internet activity of my child. It works perfectly. It can block Internet browsers, e-mails, file downloads using Ftp, messengers and keep them blocked for as you wish.